English
muckle
Muckle comes from Middle English muchel ‘much’, from Proto-West Germanic *mikil ‘big, large’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mikilaz‘great, large’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mikil‘big, large’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150myċel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500muchelas mukel‘much’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890muckle
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*méǵh₂s‘big, great’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*mikilaz‘great, large’reconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*mikil‘big, large’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150myċel
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500muchelas mukel‘much’
- Englishearliest quotation 1890muckle
Earliest quotation: 1890, Joseph Jacobs, Childe Rowland: “But long they waited, and longer still, / With…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s ‘big, great’
major, master, mayor, magnitude, magnum, maxim, magnate, magnify, maggiore, mahila, 16 more
through Proto-Germanic *mikilaz ‘great, large’
through Proto-West Germanic *mikil ‘big, large’
through Middle English muchel ‘much’
Today it means
noun A great amount.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s / muckle